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June 25, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

The Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times says that the California Labor Commission’s recent ruling that Uber drivers are employees reflects “how poorly the state’s aging labor laws fit some 21st century workplaces.” Characterizing the emergence of the on-demand economy as “a breakthrough for people who have something to offer the public but no […]

Court to Consider Friedrichs Cert. Petition on Thursday

Jun 22, 2015 Juhyung Harold Lee

After a bit of a scheduling shuffle, the Supreme Court is set to consider this Thursday whether it will grant certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n. As discussed earlier on this site, Friedrichs would present the Court with a vehicle to reconsider Abood v. Det. Bd. of Educ. and the constitutionality of public sector “fair share” agreements that Abood upheld. The Friedrichs petition comes on the […]

Decision on Friedrichs Cert. Petition Postponed

Jun 19, 2015 Juhyung Harold Lee

After what shaped up to be quite the busy day for the Supreme Court yesterday, one of several matters that remains unresolved is whether the Court will grant certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n (discussed extensively on this site). Originally scheduled for conference yesterday — and, presumably, for announcement on Monday — the Friedrichs cert. petition has been […]

June 11, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

The New York City Council has passed a bill regulating car washes in the area, the New York Daily News reports. The bill — which passed 43 to 7 — requires car wash operators not only to obtain licenses for the first time, but also to take out $150,000 bonds with which to compensate workers […]

June 7, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

Lydia DePillis’s latest piece in the Washington Post discusses the recent vote by interns at the American Federation of Teachers to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union. “Of all workplace positions,” DePillis opines, “perhaps none is quite so exploitable — at least stereotypically — as the intern.” She goes on to situate the […]

Cal AG Files Brief in Opposition to Certiorari in Friedrichs

Jun 4, 2015 Juhyung Harold Lee

Last week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris submitted a brief asking the Supreme Court to deny certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (previously discussed here and here), and thereby to let Abood live to fight another day. Harris’s brief — which was filed at the request of the Court after she initially waived her right to respond […]

May 28, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

L.A.-area labor leaders are calling for unionized workplaces to be exempted from the city’s recently approved minimum wage hike, reports the Los Angeles Times. Rusty Hicks, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and a key figure in L.A.’s Raise the Wage coalition, stated that such exemptions “give[] the parties [to a […]

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June 25, 2015

Court to Consider Friedrichs Cert. Petition on Thursday

Decision on Friedrichs Cert. Petition Postponed

June 11, 2015

June 7, 2015

Cal AG Files Brief in Opposition to Certiorari in Friedrichs

May 28, 2015